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HIV activists have a history of outrageous energy. COVID protesters hope to match it They wore white coats and gave a press conference, standing next to a 12-foot-tall pile of fake bones. The 15 or so doctors and scientists from Harvard Medical School staged this protest in front of the Boston home of Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel.
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Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When Tommy Van Brocklin signed up for a trial of a special type of magnetic brain stimulation therapy that could potentially ease his depression, he had already been living with the mood disorder for 45 years.
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Pandemic Binge Drinking May Have Led to Spike in People Who Needed Liver Transplants Alcoholic hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver. It's typically caused by long periods of regular heavy alcohol use. Binge drinking can worsen this condition. Other alcohol-related liver diseases, such as cirrhosis ...
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Depression treatment devised at Stanford is nearly 80% effective in controlled study In a double-blind controlled study, high doses of magnetic brain stimulation, given on an accelerated timeline and individually targeted, caused remission in 79% of trial participants with severe depression. October 28, 2021 - By Mandy Erickson.
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Fact check: Vaccinated people positive for COVID-19 not allowed to attend events in LA The claim: In Los Angeles, vaccinated people can test positive for COVID-19 and still attend events; unvaccinated people denied entrance even after negative test. Some social media users claim unvaccinated residents in Los Angeles are being held to a ...
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Some parents were eager to get the coronavirus vaccine. Now they are wavering on vaccinating their kids. Some parents, even those like Satill who have been vaccinated themselves, are struggling to decide whether to immunize their children. They wonder whether their kids really need it and worry that it may be risker than the disease, which is typically much ...
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Delta mutation is no reason to panic — but Covid vaccination remains crucial, scientists say The subvariant — which is thought to have emerged in the U.K. over the summer — has two additional mutations affecting its spike protein, part of the virus's structure used to infiltrate cells. Questions are still hanging over exactly how, or if, ...
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Antidepressant May Cut COVID-Related Hospitalization, Mortality Oct. 28, 2021 -- The antidepressant fluvoxamine (brand name Luvox) may prevent hospitalization and death in patients with COVID-19, new research suggests. Results from the placebo-controlled trial showed that hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients at ...
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The CDC adds mental health conditions to its high-risk Covid list. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has amended its website to add mental health illnesses, including depression and schizophrenia, to its list of health conditions that make people of any age more likely to become severely ill from Covid-19 ...
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Chronic fatigue guidelines scrap ME exercise therapy advice A health watchdog has scrapped a previous recommendation of graded exercise therapy for ME. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a long-awaited and contentious final update to guidance on treatment.
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'Agoraphobia makes you feel like a prisoner in your own home' Ahead of the Budget, MP Simon Clarke, chief secretary to the Treasury, shared that he has agoraphobia, which makes him uncomfortable going out in some open spaces - but what is the reality of feeling trapped in your own home? For Anneli Roberts, 31, ...
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A cheap antidepressant is showing promise treating COVID-19 in high-risk adults A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus. Researchers tested the pill used for depression and ...
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Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A cheap and widely available antidepressant drug called fluvoxamine may reduce COVID-19 patients' risk of serious illness requiring ...
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COVID-19 infection imparts greater neurological risks than vaccine Researchers found rare neurological adverse events related to two COVID-19 vaccines, as well as to infection with the virus itself, but concluded the risks are greater among those who were infected, according to a study in Nature Medicine.
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More vaccinated people are dying of COVID-19. Here's what that means WASHINGTON (SBG) — Data from several states and the federal government suggests deaths among Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 rose sharply amid the nation's most recent surge of infections, but experts say that is not unexpected as more of ...
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Coronavirus in Oregon: 1116 cases, 24 deaths as 80% of adults vaccinated Reaching 80% "is an important milestone because it loosens COVID-19′s grip on our state. Vaccines work and we know they save lives," Rachael Banks, the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Director, said in a statement. "Getting vaccinated is — quite ...
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Covid-19 cases are down 60% from Delta peak. Still, be vigilant heading into winter, CDC director says (CNN) Rates of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have sunk significantly in the US since a wave driven by the highly contagious Delta variant peaked in September. But with cases still relatively high, many children still ineligible to be ...
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Study finds the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also occur, suggesting that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be able to infect the inner ear.
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World Psoriasis Day issues reminder for awareness, education Psoriatic disease affects the skin and the joints and can cause multiple other diseases and chronic pain. Healio Dermatology and Healio Psoriatic Disease focuses on the many aspects of the disease and takes bi-monthly in- ...
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Local experts discuss declining COVID cases: 'We may have turned a corner' JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — As local COVID-19 case rates drop, health experts postulate the region is coming off of the Delta wave, which is the third wave that the Tri-Cities region has seen since the genesis of the pandemic.
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UH, Cleveland Clinic docs giving Covid-19 update approve of trick-or-treating, worry about winter CLEVELAND, Ohio — It's safe for Northern Ohio kids to trick-or-treat this weekend, Dr. Claudia Hoyen, director of pediatric infection control at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, said during a media briefing held Thursday by ...
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It's a cold. It's the flu. It's COVID-19? How you can tell the difference INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Temperatures are beginning to drop and with it comes a rise in respiratory illnesses. So how can you tell whether your symptoms are the flu, the common cold, or COVID-19? Unfortunately, local medical experts say it's not that easy.
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Miss. health department prepping for upcoming COVID vaccine eligibility for children Moderna booster shots will be available in Mississippi county health departments beginning Monday, state health officials said during a Thursday press conference. Jim Craig, senior deputy and director of health protection, said appointments for Moderna ...
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Engineers devise a way to selectively turn on RNA therapies in human cells Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a way to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells, including human cells. Their technology can detect specific messenger RNA sequences in cells, and that detection then triggers ...
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The Covid-19 vaccines are still working The federal government renewed its recommendation that vaccinated people wear masks, officials warned that vaccinated people could still spread the virus, and cases spiked across much of the country. But since then, things have become ...
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Covid-19 cases are down 60% from Delta peak. Still, be vigilant heading into winter, CDC director says Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, has previously said the Delta-driven wave could be the last major wave of infection, thanks partly to vaccinations, barring any new variant that pierces immunity from vaccination and ...
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Oregon reaches 80% adult vaccination milestone PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Thursday reported 80% of Oregonians 18 and older have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the CDC. The CDC's database shows a slightly higher number than OHA's ...
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OHA: 80% of adult Oregonians have now had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose 63% of all residents fully vaccinated, 12th in nation. PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday that 80% of Oregonians 18 and older have had at least one dose in their vaccination series against COVID-19.
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Act FAST to prevent, treat a stroke On World Stroke Day, it's a good time to learn the warning signs of a stroke, and a D.C.-area doctor explains how a simple acronym can help save a life. Oct. 29 is known as World Stroke Day, and the American Stroke Association, which is a division of ...
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Montana health officials confirm 1st case of flu in over a year The Flathead City-County Health Department, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), has confirmed the state's first influenza case of the 2021-2022 flu season involving a child from Flathead County.
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Cleveland hospital leaders talk potential winter COVID surge, kids vaccines Northeast Ohio hospitals are preparing for a future surge in COVID-19 cases, now that the wave brought on by the delta variant appears to be subsiding, said Dr. Robert Wyllie, chief of medical operations at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Pregnant Lincoln woman gets vaccinated after seeing her doctor on TV Nuha Andersen was planning on getting the COVID-19 vaccine in the spring, but then she found out she was pregnant, and that caused her to hesitate. The 26-year-old wanted to get vaccinated, and she had good reasons to — an autistic son with health ...
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Health watchdog Nice publishes delayed ME guidance A disputed therapy that encourages people with ME to gradually increase physical activity will no longer be officially recommended, a health watchdog said, marking a victory for campaigners. The controversial treatment, called graded exercise therapy ...
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Sally Yates reveals breast cancer battle Yates said she found out in 2020 she had invasive papillary cancer, a rare form of breast cancer. She said the cancer was found early and was not growing quickly, adding that after "a double mastectomy, my prognosis is excellent.".
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Chronic fatigue guidelines scrap exercise therapy advice A health watchdog has published a long-awaited and contentious final update to ME treatment guidance. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has scrapped a previous recommendation of graded exercise therapy.
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The search for people who never get COVID As described in a paper in Nature Immunology this month, an international team of scientists has launched a global hunt for people who are genetically resistant to infection with the pandemic virus. The team hopes ...
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Flu, COVID-19 vaccine clinics scheduled in St. Helena The Adventist Health/St. Helena Hospital Foundation Mobile Health Unit will be providing flu and COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters for those eligible, throughout the next few weeks. For individuals who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 ...
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Flathead health officials confirm first flu case in over a year Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 121 confirmed flu cases as of Oct. 16. The CDC's flu activity tracker showed Montana with "minimal" cases. However, the flu was more prevalent in the surrounding states of Idaho, ...
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Houston Health Department vaccinates 1000th person against COVID-19 The department met 70-year-old Clifford Faggans at his house to give him his first shot. He uses a wheelchair and is considered homebound, so it's difficult for him to get to a vaccination site. He got a dose of the Moderna vaccine after learning about ...
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CDC: 80% of Oregon adults have had at least 1 COVID shot PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Health officials say 80% of adults in Oregon have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 2,681,267 Oregonians ages 18 and over had received at least one ...
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Are you at risk of a brain attack? Here is how you can know Let us first understand what a brain attack is and why occurs: A brain stroke/attack occurs where the blood supply of the vessel to a brain is affected. The causes are similar to that of a heart attack; hence it is also commonly called a brain attack.
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Statistics show breast cancer mortality rates higher among Black women than white women According to Elizabeth Sawyer, medical director of the Breast Care Center at Cape Fear Valley Health, Black women in North Carolina have a 40% higher mortality rate from breast cancer. She said data shows that trend is nationwide.
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District Health Department #10 Offering Flu Clinics District Health Department #10 is helping communities in northern Michigan prepare for the flu season by offering flu vaccines to kids, adults and seniors. They say flu season is unpredictable, and with the coronavirus continuing to spread, ...
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Breakthrough infections can lead to long COVID, new research suggests Fully vaccinated people experienced a lower risk of death and severe complications tied to their coronavirus infections, including "lung failure, need for mechanical ventilation, ICU admission, life-threatening blood clots, seizures, and psychosis," per ...
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LA County's Ferrer makes case for vaccinating younger kids against COVID-19 LOS ANGELES — With federal officials likely to approve emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5-11 in the coming days, Los Angeles County's public health director stressed on Thursday, Oct. 28, that children in that age group are ...
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U of U Health leads national studies of "long COVID" in adults and during pregnancy Among the vital but still unanswered questions about COVID-19 and PASC is what influence the disease may have on pregnant individuals and their infants. 10-metz-grant Torri D. Metz ...
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England could be the first to prescribe e-cigarettes to tackle disparities in smoking rates The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is publishing updated guidance that paves the way for medicinally licensed e-cigarette products to be prescribed for tobacco smokers who wish to quit smoking. Manufacturers can ...
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'Two-for-one': Vaccinators offering flu shot with COVID-19 boosters MADISON, Wis. – When people go in for their COVID-19 booster vaccines, there's a good chance they'll walk away with another shot, as well. Now that COVID-19 boosters are more widely approved, more appointments are being booked. Vaccinators such as UW ...
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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1116 new cases Weekly breakthrough report shows case rate four times higher among unvaccinated people. PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state's death toll to 4,358, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
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Black patients more likely to have had strokes prior to COVID-19 diagnosis An image of a hand of a Black patient in the hospital receiving intravenous fluids. Penn State College of Medicine researchers conducted one of the first nationwide studies exploring racial disparities of stroke prevalence among coronavirus patients.
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